Opticks: or, A treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures

by: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727

Publication date: 1704

Topics: Optics, Optics

Publisher: London : Printed for Sam Smith, and Benj. Walford, printers to the Royal Society, at the prince's Arms in St. paul's Church-yard

Collection: beigelman; cdl; biomed; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive

Contributor: University of California Libraries

Language: English

Title page printed in black and red

Frontispiece portrait of the author

Signatures: 2 leaves unsigned, A-S, Aa-Bb, Dd-Ss, T, 1 leaf unsigned, Tt,, Uu-Zz, Aaa-Ddd, Eee²

In second sequence p. 120 is misnumbered 112; blank p. on verso of 137 and 138 (i.e., 139); numbering commences at 139 (i.e. 141)

"Part of the ensuing discourse about light was written at the dersire of some gentlemen of the Royal society, in the year 1675. and ... read at their meetings, and the rest was added about twelve years after to complete the theory; except the third book, and the last proposition of the second, which were since put together out of scattered papers."--Advertisement, typesigned "I.N."

Bound in old paneled calf

Biomed's Rare (Beigelman) copy: Inkstamp of the Portsmouth Literary & Philosophical Society, on title page